Martin receives award from Kin Club of South Okanagan

SERVICE AWARD
Heather Martin of the Kin Club of the South Okanagan receives a life membership award from Darren Oslund. Martin worked to merge the Penticton Kinsmen and Kinettes when the two organizations were facing declining memberships.
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A Summerland woman has been recognized for her efforts to increase the membership of the Kin Club of the South Okanagan.

Heather Martin received a life membership in the Kin Club of the South Okanagan.

A longtime member of the Penticton Kinettes, Martin worked to merge that club and the Kinsmen Club of Penticton in 2016 as both clubs had been affected by declining membership numbers.

The Kinsmen Club had folded in 2014 and the Kinettes were down to just three members.